Global plastic packaging waste generation is projected to increase from 142 million metric tons in 2019 to roughly 380 million metric tons by 2060. This would account for almost 40 percent of total plastic waste generation that year. Plastic waste is expected to increase across all applications over the next four decades, but at different rates.
Plastic waste generation projections worldwide from 2019 to 2060, by application
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Characteristic
Clothing
Other textiles
Construction
Consumer products
Electrical/Electronic
Packaging
Tires
Vehicles
Other
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OECD. (June 3, 2022). Plastic waste generation projections worldwide from 2019 to 2060, by application (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339200/global-plastic-waste-generation-outlook-by-application/
OECD. "Plastic waste generation projections worldwide from 2019 to 2060, by application (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339200/global-plastic-waste-generation-outlook-by-application/
OECD. (2022). Plastic waste generation projections worldwide from 2019 to 2060, by application (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339200/global-plastic-waste-generation-outlook-by-application/
OECD. "Plastic Waste Generation Projections Worldwide from 2019 to 2060, by Application (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339200/global-plastic-waste-generation-outlook-by-application/
OECD, Plastic waste generation projections worldwide from 2019 to 2060, by application (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339200/global-plastic-waste-generation-outlook-by-application/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Plastic waste generation projections worldwide from 2019 to 2060, by application (in million metric tons) [Graph], OECD, June 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339200/global-plastic-waste-generation-outlook-by-application/